Impressum ↷

Ralf Mühlberg

ralf.muehlberg@develop4you.com

(+49) (0)1577 3155676 (M)

Gartenstr. 7
08606 Posseck/Vogtland

What Is an Impressum?

Do I Need an Impressum?

What Should I Write in an Impressum?

Here is my Impressum

What Is an Impressum?

An impressum is a statement of ownership and authorship of content, which is legally required to be put on published online and print media in German-speaking countries. For businesses with an online presence, an impressum means disclosing the contact information of the website or business owner, as well as basic information about the company.

"Impressum" is an adopted German word with Latin origins, meaning "to impress or to engrave". The closest English equivalents to "impressum" are: "legal notice", "imprint", "masthead", "about us page".

Do I Need an Impressum?

According to the German Telemedia Act, you need an impressum if you operate a commercial website (including business social media pages) in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, regardless of whether you have a .de domain or not.

Keep in mind that an impressum is not required for private pages, such as a personal blog that doesn’t generate income.

What Should I Write in an Impressum?

According to the Telemedia Act, you should include the following in an impressum:

Name of the owner or manager of your business/page
Registered business address
Contact information (e.g., phone number, email address)
Business registration information (including register name and registration number)
VAT ID number or trade registry number if applicable

Actually I wouldn't have to publish an imprint, because I don't make any profit with my website. I created this website for fun with a text editor (Linux: Kate here) to deepen my knowledge with HTML, CSS and some JS.

Impressum

Content: The contents of my pages were created with the utmost care. However, I can not guarantee the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the content. With this website no one can communicate with anyone else. There is no forum or contact form, and no certificate for encrypted transmission of these pages between the web server and you. What for, I don't want any data from you.

Behind this website, no CMS (content management system) hides, such as WordPress, Joomla, TYPO3, and therefore no database. This website consists exclusively of static pages that want to be maintained individually. That's a lot of work, but my website can not be hacked (okay, my service provider already). Another reason for my extra work is the topic of privacy.
LINKS: Do I own Microsoft if I include a reference (link) in my homepage? Probably not. However, in Germany it was believed that anyone could hijack the Internet this way and now I have to assure everyone that I don't own any of the websites and their content that I link to.

Okay, I am linking to some videos from Youtube. I hereby solemnly declare that I am not the owner of Microsoft, Google, Wikipedia, youtube, etc. I am not even the creator of the content I link to. I think a sane mind will be able to recognize that without such references. Well, there are some politicians who make laws that ... never mind.

I can therefore also not be held responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss arising out of or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, or as a result of any goods or services obtained through such external sites or sources.

Thank you for your attention.
Property rights: All trademarks mentioned on this website are registered trademarks or brands of the respective owners.
Warranty exclusion: The use of the website is at your own risk. The website is offered in the design that I consider to be good at any given time and subject to availability. I do not warrant that the Website will meet your requirements or that it will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free at all times. I make no warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Website, as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained in connection with the Website, or that the quality of any information obtained in connection with the Website will meet your expectations. Downloading or otherwise obtaining Content in connection with the Site is at your own risk and you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer system, or other technical equipment used to access or use the Site, for any loss of data, or for any other harm resulting from the downloading of Content. Any advice or information you receive through the Site, whether written or oral, does not create any warranty on my part unless expressly agreed to in writing.
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